Funded Commerce and Shopping Startups in Dubai
Dubai-based commerce and shopping deals in this view span from a 2021-06-28 round (zip24) up to 2026-06-03 (Zuvees), a little over five years of recorded r…
Dubai-based commerce and shopping deals in this view span from a 2021-06-28 round (zip24) up to 2026-06-03 (Zuvees), a little over five years of recorded rounds. The disclosed amounts are highly skewed: Eyewa’s $100M (2024-11-27, Series C) is the only disclosed round above $50M, far above the next-largest disclosed amounts (EMPG’s $200M in 2022-10-27 is actually the true maximum disclosed amount; see below), indicating a concentration of very large checks rather than a smooth distribution. The single biggest disclosed amount is EMPG’s $200M private equity round dated 2022-10-27, which dwarfs the rest of the disclosed rounds (the next tier includes $21M for Opontia on 2021-12-08 and ~$20M+ rounds such as Immensa at $20M on 2023-11-29 and AHOY Holding at $20M on 2022-03-06). The dataset is also stage-mixed rather than stage-uniform: 5 of 29 entries are “Series Unknown” and 7 of 29 are “undisclosed” on amount, with the rest split across labeled Seed/Angel/Debt/Private Equity and a smaller number of later rounds (e.g., Cartlow’s $18M Series A on 2022-06-15 and invygo’s $8M Series A on 2024-10-23).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Dubai commerce-and-shopping set, and how separated is it from the rest?
EMPG’s $200M private equity round on 2022-10-27 is the maximum disclosed amount in the 29-row view. The next-largest disclosed figures are far lower (for example, Opontia at $21M on 2021-12-08 and Immensa at $20M on 2023-11-29), making the $200M check an outlier versus the disclosed majority.
Are the most recent rounds clustered in time (and which entries define the recent edge)?
The most recent date shown is 2026-06-03 (Zuvees, Series A, $2M), with another 2026-04-27 round (Peekabox, Pre-Seed, $2M). Prior to that, the next densest recent cluster is late 2024 through late 2025, including Eyewa ($100M on 2024-11-27), invygo ($8M on 2024-10-23), and Revibe ($17M on 2025-11-26).
How much of the list is missing disclosed amounts or has “Series Unknown,” and does that affect comparability?
Amount disclosure is incomplete: 7 of 29 entries show “undisclosed” amounts (e.g., Plain Tiger on 2024-09-18 and Powder Beauty on 2024-08-26). Separately, 5 of 29 show “Series Unknown” (e.g., Budget on 2025-05-02 with $3M), so comparisons of “largest” and “smallest” are limited to disclosed amounts only.
Which stage labels dominate, and do later rounds appear frequently?
Earlier-stage labels are common: Seed appears repeatedly (e.g., Revent at $900K on 2024-05-18 and Supy at $8M on 2022-07-05), and there are multiple Seed/Angel/Pre-Seed entries across 2022–2024 (including Spades, Angel, $3M on 2022-05-09). Later-stage labeled rounds are fewer in this slice, with notable examples including Eyewa’s Series C ($100M on 2024-11-27) and Cartlow’s Series A ($18M on 2022-06-15).
Are there notable outliers besides the $200M check, either on the high end or the low end?
On the high end, besides EMPG’s $200M (2022-10-27), the next-largest disclosed amounts cluster around the ~$20M–$21M range (Opontia $21M on 2021-12-08; Immensa and AHOY Holding each at $20M on 2023-11-29 and 2022-03-06). On the low end, the smallest disclosed amount is $1M for zip24 on 2021-06-28, while several other entries sit in the $2M range (e.g., Zuvees $2M on 2026-06-03 and Peekabox $2M on 2026-04-27).
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